DOCUMENTING LIFE

Some call it street photography some call it Documenting but I'm not really sure how to categorize it.

Black-and-white view down a long footbridge enclosed in chain-link fencing.
Black-and-white view straight up a tall apartment tower.
Black-and-white lattice of diagonal steel beams under a glass roof.
Black-and-white long shadows of two walkers across a pale sidewalk.
Black-and-white person photographing toward the camera on an empty street.
Black-and-white puddle reflecting a tower, with a cyclist passing above.
Black-and-white stone building corner with a mailbox and a palm tree.

I just wanted to learn how cameras work and work on composing good shots.

Black-and-white classic car parked on a residential street.
Black-and-white buildings reflected in the side of a parked van.
Black-and-white rear view of a classic car stopped at a traffic light under an overpass.
Black-and-white corner of an office building against an empty sky, with a small plane above.
Black-and-white cluster of security cameras among tree branches.
Black-and-white birds on power lines above a van in a wide lot.
Black-and-white curtained window in a brick wall, with the curve of a car in the foreground.
Black-and-white small figure standing beneath heavy horizontal bands of shadow.
Black-and-white view from under a concrete bridge, across water to city towers.
Black-and-white kayaker on a lake with city towers behind.
Black-and-white covered stone walkway opening onto light.
Black-and-white razor wire on a chain-link fence against clouds.
Black-and-white interior with rows of round hanging lamps in a dark hall.
Black-and-white theater sign reading Paramount, seen from below.
Black-and-white bare tree beside a steel footbridge and apartment building.
Black-and-white neighborhood seen from above with the sun blazing over distant mountains.
Black-and-white night view of a lit house behind a large tree, with a long shadow in front.

The easiest way to do that was by going on as many photo walks as I could.

Here are some of my favorite captures from those photo walks.

Security cameras and coiled razor wire on a pale wall against a blue sky.
Red brick building running diagonally across a blue sky with a sun flare.
Sunlit downtown alley of brick buildings with a green light over a door.
Two building corners seen from below against a deep teal sky.
Person in a white shirt pushing open a glass door, surrounded by reflections.
Two riders on a green motorcycle beside palm trees at a traffic light.
Yucca plant in front of a yellow-and-white building edge.
Mirrored glass tower seen from below, reflecting a pale sky.
Yellow wooden house at an angle, with a scooter parked alongside.
Palm trees against a blue sky with wind-blown white clouds.
Silhouette of a person in a cap, facing a tall glowing window.
Dark green house with glowing windows and a pale sedan in the driveway.
Pale blue metal office building with a chain-link gate.
Tall building seen between dark green leaves.
Close view of a glossy black vintage car with a whitewall tire.
Railroad bridge over a river with towers behind, under a purple evening sky.
Silhouetted basketball hoop against a glowing orange cloudy sky.
Empty road curving under a pink sunset sky.
Street lamp with a bird perched on it, against pink and blue clouds.
Wide city street at sunset, lined with autumn trees and towers.
Sunlight on rippled water with two paddlers near an arched bridge.
City skyline and a park path under pink and gold clouds.
Motel wall glowing with red neon along a sidewalk at night.
Red-lit doorway with glowing lettering in the dark.
City lights reflected in the curved window of a dark car at night.
Low white building lit red and pale blue at night.
Storefront blazing with red neon signs, seen along a patterned sidewalk at night.
Utility poles and wires in a deep blue evening sky over an alley.
Pale blue garage under a web of power lines at night.
Steel pedestrian walkway glowing gold above a blue-lit city at dusk.
White building on an empty dirt lot under a dark blue night sky.